EXT.

PUBLIC PARK- DAWN

A man in a dirty brown trench coat sits on a bench. A blank

stare on his face. A cigarette in the corner of his mouth,
unlit. He raises a lighter to the butt of the cigarette.
Lights it. Takes a long drag. COUGHS.

People walk by him. None seem to care of his existence. A

few children point and laugh. Mothers and Fathers pull them
away.

This homeless man is JOE. He grunts. Stands up and walks

down the park's path.

EXT. CITY STREETS- DAY

Joe walks down the streets. Poeple that he passes try hard
not to touch him. He grunts and hisses at the people who
give him stares.

EXT. ALLEYWAY- DAY

A HOMELESS MAN sits on the pavement. People who pass him by

drop coins into a cup in his left hand. But none of these
poeple really seem to care about how this man is doing.

He counts his money. In the background we see Joe staring at

him. Joe watches eager. Then when the time is right he
sprints off towards the homeless man. Very quickly Joe grabs
the cup and continues to run.

HOMELESS MAN
Hey! That's my money!

Joe pays no attention. Just continues to run.

EXT. CITY STREETS- DAY

Joe counts the money from inside the stolen cup. It is not
too much but enough for him. He walks into a convenience
store.

INT. CONVENIENCE STORE- CONTINUOUS

Joe walks up to the counter. The CLERK reads a magazine.

JOE
A pack of smokes.

CLERK
Three fifteen.

Joe pours the change onto the counter top. The clerk counts
it just by looking at it.
 2.

CLERK (CONT'D)
There's a little extra here.
(looks at Joe)
But I'm gonna throw some gum in
just for yous.

The store clerk hands Joe the cigarettes and Gum. Joe takes
it. Leaves.

EXT. CITY STREETS- DAY

Joe COUGHS badly. But he still grabs a cigarette and lights

it. Takes a drag. Continues to COUGH.

He walks into an alley.

EXT. SECOND ALLEY- CONTINUOUS

Joe sits on the ground next to a HOMELESS WOMAN. This person

eats a pizza slice from the trash.

JOE
Got any there for me?

The homeless woman shakes her head. Turns away from Joe.

JOE (CONT'D)
Come on, just one. I'll give ya a
smoke.

The homeless woman turns. Joe holds up a cigarette. The

homeless woman seems to be thinking hard between the smoke
or the food. she takes the cigarette.

Joe grabs the pizza. Takes a large bite out of it.

EXT. CITY STREETS- DUSK

Joe is now COUGHING HARDER and HARDER as he walks down the

street. He BUMPS into a MAN who walks with his WIFE.

MAN
Hey watch it you lazy bum.

WIFE
Honey, leave the poor man alone.

MAN
I don't see why those people can't
go get real lives.

The man and his wife walk O.S.

Joe watches them as they leave. He has to cough again. He

holds his shirt up to his mouth. COUGHS.
 3.

People continue to BUMP into him.

EXT. PUBLIC PARK- DUSK

The bench Joe awoken on is empty. Only a few old newspapers

sit on top.

Joe walks into frame. He holds the front part of his coat
shut. Sits on the bench. COUGHS. Reaches for his cigarettes.
COUGHS. Pulls one out along with his lighter. COUGHS. He
lights the cigarette.

JOE
You've better be worth it.

As he takes the drag he lies down. COUGHS. The cigarette

falls out of his mouth. His eyes shut. The coat opens up to
reveal blood on his shirt, where he had coughed on earlier.

Joe is dead. People pass him by, only to ignore him. They
must think he is asleep, or they just don't care.

FADE OUT: